I really don’t know what I’m doing with this. Flopping onto the couch, I took the glass and swigged a large mouthful, before laying my head back onto the soft cushions. She made a sawing motion with one hand, accompanied by an over-exaggerated wink as she held out my wine glass. I paused in my clambering from the floor onto the sofa, and gave her a look. I’ll hide a file inside the first cake I bring you. ‘I think that’s more America, hon,’ she said, yanking me upwards. I slid along the floor for a few moments in my prone position, like some sort of beached, four-legged starfish, until I eventually bumped into the furniture. ‘And seriously? Me in an orange jumpsuit? I don’t care how on trend they are I could never pull that off! Orange is so not my colour.’Īmy topped up her wine glass before reaching a hand down to grab my arm, tugging me in the direction of the sofa. I’m going to get it wrong, owe thousands, not be able to pay, and go to jail!’ I flung myself backwards with an overly dramatic sigh and lay sprawled on the paperwork I had been looking at. Is she brave enough to show the world she’s far from perfect? And will Charlie be by her side if she does… Libby knows it’s not true – but the only way to prove that is to strip off the armour she’s been wearing for years.

Still reeling, she suffers another blow as her blog is attacked in a national newspaper, for promoting unachievable perfection. As she and Charlie begin spending more time together, Libby is starting to waver – until she discovers something which makes her question if she’s ready for love. Libby’s determined to keep it at ‘just good friends’ – she’s dated someone from ‘Corporate Land’ before and it didn’t end well. Popular lifestyle blogger, Libby Cartwright, is being boggled by business when help shows up in the shape of gorgeous but shy, Charlie Richmond.

IN AN INSTAGRAM WORLD, CAN YOU FIND LOVE JUST BY BEING YOURSELF… Thanks to Megan from Boldwood Books for my place on the tour. It’s my stop on the blog tour today and I am delighted to share with you an extract. Published by Boldwood Books on November 7th 2019. Blog Tour for Maxine Morrey’s new book #No Filter.

#No Filter by Maxine Morrey